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The Ski Racing Podcast
by Ed Drake
As a former World Cup and Olympic Racer, I want to share the ins and outs of World Cup Ski Racing, with expert guests to discuss current issues and the breaking stories throughout the season. If you have any burning questions drop me a message and we will try and answer them during an episode.
Episodes
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S9 E1. Its Starting 2027
S9 E1. Its Starting 2027 by Ed Drake
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S8.E20. World Cup Finals and Round Up
Well what a season its been, some of the best racing that we can remember and the fact that there was so much still up for grabs at the World Cup Finals was amazing! Congratulations to Jamie Aldridge who walked away with the 2026 Crystal Tumbler... Again! Thanks to Gareth Harvey for running the...
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S8.E19. Next Stop World Cup Finals
The last regular stop on the World Cup Tour is in the books, we look back at how the women's races in Are have build very nicely into a close battle for the Overall Globe. The mens races were hampered by bad weather and had 2 Super G's cancelled.
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S8.E18. Globes Going to the Wire
What a weekend of racing, on the mens side LP-B in fine form continuing on from the Olympics, putting the pressure on Odermatt in the race for the GS Globe, and still in the hunt for the Slalom Globe as well but his former room mate withstood the pressure to extend his lead in the Slalom…
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S8.E17. Suter Soldeu Success and Odermatt's Day In Garmisch
Spring was definitely in session this weekend. Soldeu looked amazing and Suter was back to winning ways! Odermatt picked up victory in Garmisch Downhill, he was pushed all the way by his teammate but this time is wasn't Von Allmen. Listen. Watch. Play.
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S8.E16. Olympics Lived Up To The Hype
Just a 'quick' round up of the Olympics, some great racing and a fair bit of history written! Milano Cortina 2026 it was a blast. Now its back to the usual... The World Cup continues this weekend, lets see who is able to build on OLY performance and who has a point to prove!
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S8.E15. The Catch Up + MiCo Speed Predictions
We might have missed a pod somewhere back there! Lots to fit in, sooooo a flying look back at the WC racing over the last couple of weeks and a look ahead to the Olympic Games, training for the men starts on Wednesday with the first medal of the Olympics is the Mens Downhill on Saturday. Let's…
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S8.E14. Wengen, Tarvisio and Brignone is back
Franzoni bossed it this weekend, the shortest Wengen DH and tricky snow for the men, whilst the women raced in a murky Tarvisio, Vonn with 2 podiums but couldn't add to her win tally, but they maybe the biggest news of the weekend was in Kronplatz, Scheib's awesome skiing is slightly over…
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S8.E13. Sprint DH and The Cauldron
The mens races got away this weekend without a hitch a little bit more fortunate with the weather than the women in Austria with a shortened DH all that was safe to run. Adelboden hosted some cracking racing for the men! Listen. Watch. Play.
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S8.E12. Kranjska GoRast
Ice Ice Baby #bringbackthehose. What awesome racing this weekend from the women in Slovenia. Rast on top form to get the double! Shiffrin pushed her all the way in the Slalom just couldn't quite get in front. Robinson out again leaves the Globe slipping away as Scheib capitalises with another top...
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S8.E11. Semmerings Controvercies and Livigno
This week we had to start with the snow conditions from Semmering and the gates being moved after inspection in the Slalom a great GS race as well as the new venue on the mens World Cup tour with Livigno hosting a very competitive Super G. Listen. Watch. Play.
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S8.E10 Val GarZabystran, Alta BaShwarz and Val d'Robinson
Big last push for the men, 5 days of back to back racing produced some epic tight battles and historic moments. The women didn't disappoint either Vonn another weekend of podiums on the WC tour, Huetter finds her form and Robinson pushes on in SG. Listen. Watch. Play.
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S8.E9. Vonn top again plus Val dee
Gotta start with Vonn, victory number 1 post comeback and wears red next time out... Val d'isere, important return to form for Meillard. Listen. Watch. Play.
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S8.E8. Beaver Creek Tremblant
So much to fit into a single podcast, we tried though! Some huge performances, PB's, controversies (including no leaders RED chair), statements of intent and so much more! Jump in with us on this one! Listen. Watch. Play.
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S8.E7. All the Golds in Copper
The first set of races from the North American double header in the can, the mens SG was super tight 0.13 covering the podium places, each of the 2 GS races were one with some epic skiing be nearly a second and finally Shiffrin doing a Shiffrin in the slalom to finish of the 4 days of racing....
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S8.E6. Gurgl
Gurgl, for the men one of the tightest races we've seen in a long time, French team on top but a new name to the podium in Paco Passat, joined by another new comer Marchant. For the someone Shiffrin was back delivering lessons with another masterclass making it 2 from 2 on the Slalom tour. Next...
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S8.E5. School's In Session
The slalom season has got underway and it was business as usual for Shiffrin putting on a masterclass for the rest of the World Cup, while on the mens side history was in the making Braathen's first win post his year away from racing. Huge day for the Fins and Brits. Listen. Watch. Play.
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S8.E4. Levi's Coming
The wait is over and Levi is on the horizon, Ed, Ben and Marc chatting all things Levi slalom related and a bit that isn't. High profile injuries crush Olympic dreams and a quick glance at the Predictions League Table. Listen. Watch. Play.
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S8.E3. Solden Coming Up Trumps
How good was it to have ski racing back on TV! Both the men and the women delivered some cracking performances and brilliant racing! Bodes well for the rest of the season. Listen. Watch. Play.
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S8.E2. Season Predictions Solden Preview
Less than a week away from the first World Cup of the season. Solden is looking good with excellent snow and cold weather forecast! The Predictions League is back again but we are mixing it up this time around. We are going to give bonus points to any podium predicted skier that starts the race...
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S8.E1. Lets Go
Oh yes Season 8 is here! The OG Ski Racing Podcast is back, the nights are closing in, the temperature is dropping, which only means one thing.... That World Cup Ski Racing is around the corner! Can't wait!
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S7. E24. What A Season
Well we finally got round to doing a round up pod, so much to fit in, from skiers of the season, to injuries, to comebacks, to World Cup domination and everything in between. A couple of thank yous, thank you to you guys all for listening and playing along with The Predictions League, thank you…
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S7. E23. Was Cheshire The Real Winner At WC Finals
World Cup Finals were a blast, racing was epic, Vonn on the podium, Crystal Globes handed out but maybe the most important was the the Crystal Tumbler is off to a new home! Listen.Watch. Play.
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S7. E22. Last Stop
The last stop on the regular World Cup tour before heading State Side for the World Cup Finals, all the women's globes are going down to the wire and them mens Slalom and mathematically, the Downhill globe is still up for grabs... But maybe more importantly so is the Ski Racing Podcast…
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S7.E22. Are'nt you enjoying this season
S7.E22. Are'nt you enjoying this season by Ed Drake
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S7.E21. Kranjskvitfjell
5 races to fit into this pod! Some epic battles and tight racing, the biggest margin of victory this weekend was 0.41 Plenty of the seasons globes are going to go right down to the wire! Much like this seasons Ski Racing Podcast Predictions League!!! Listen. Watch. Play.
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S7.E20. Shifundred
Well only one way to start this one, from her first victory in 2012, its taken 13 years to amass 100 World Cup wins, amazing, incredible, astonishing, oh and some other racing happened... I think.
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S7.E19 World Champs Round Up
The 48th World Championships have come to a close and its been a brilliant set of races, some huge results from favourite athletes and some outsiders have delivered the goods! Join us to catch up with the ins and outs of the amazing championships as well as the results of the Predictions Mini...
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S7. E18. Speed Champs Are In
With the World Championships at the half way stage, we have had some epic racing, some outsiders stepping up when it counts as well as some of the big dogs stamping their authority as well! What will the second half hold? Listen. Watch. Play.
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S7.E17. The Catch Up Before World Champs
Lots to catch up on after a hectic schedule for both the athletes and us behind the mics... So much good stuff to chat about before World Championships! Predictions Mini League incoming... Listen. Watch. Play.
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S7.E16. Cortina D'Wengen
This week, Wengen and the Swiss speed form is incredible even when Odermatt miss fires... his team mates step up! Norway with their second podium clean sweep and over on Cortina the women raced down the Italian Olympic hill giving us a glimpse into what to expect from their own big hitters.…
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S7.E15. January Has Started With A Bang
Not sure where the biggest headlines are coming from this weekend! Vonn, 6th and 4th, Macuga first win, Brignone first DH win, Noel crushing the Slalom, Odermatt 4 Adelboden GS in a row, De Aliprandini with the run of his life on to the podium... We try and cover it all, oh plus some more doom…
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S7.E14. Kranjsks Gora
Just the women in action last time out and what a weekend of performances we were given. Hector was unstoppable in the GS and then in Sundays Slalom Holdener and Ljutic tearing proverbial lumps out of each other with ski racing of the highest quality... This coming weekend Vonn returns to the...
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S7.E13. Bormi'oh My and Simmering Semmering
Lots to fit in this week, Ed and Ben discuss the conditions in Bormio as well as the racing before dissecting the women's races and Ljutic's first win! Listen. Watch. Play.
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S7. E12. Val Badia and Vonn
Pre Christmas schedule complete, Val Gardena throwing some unusual results in the mix. Vonn's comeback races limited to just one, and then Alta Badia with some strange snow conditions to round it off, some athletes struggled but the cream always rises.... Merry Christmas! Listen. Watch. Play.
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S7.E11. Val D and Beaver
Val d'Isere at its usual best from a piste perspective add to that dark blizzarding conditions, for most and you have one of the toughest races we can remember. The women had much better weather over in the US but Beaver Creek is a great stop on the World Cup speed tour, giving the Worlds best…
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S7.E10. Swiss claim Beaver Creek
More debutants to the World Cup podiums, but the Swiss team was still on fire. Listen. Watch. Play.
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S7.E9. That Wasnt In The Script
High drama on US snow this weekend and it ended without the Hollywood big finish. Shiffrin crashes in spectacular fashion, Hector with a second run out of the top draw. No Shiffrin at the start of the second day and it was Rast that stepped up, building on her from from the start of the season…
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S7.E8. Gurgl two from two
Second Slalom of the season and the same 2 winners in both the men and women races. Shiffrin and Noel have an unbeaten run on the short skis. Coltouri and Rast first timers onto the podium with some tremendous skiing and mental strength! We chat about the incredibly tough and icy snow conditions...
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S7.E5. Ok Here Comes The Racing
Here we got then, after Soldens standalone albeit very exiting first World Cup feeling like it was months ago, we are about to start the basically non stop racing. Levi is here again, but for the first time since the winter of 19/20 a stop on the mens tour as well. Ed, Ben and Marc give 'expert'...
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S7.E4. That Was Worth The Wait
The 2025 season has already had it all, Brignone laying down a marker, Shiffrin showing she is still human on her way to the magic 100, the mens race was an all Norwegian affair, with Steen Olsen getting his first WC GS win, Odermatt with a DNF, oh and the return of the GOAT in new colours......
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S7.E3. How Is It Solden Already
Well here we go! Solden baby! Only a few days away the start of the 2024/5 World Cup season is here! Athletes are ready and so are the fans, it's going to be an epic season!! MAKE SURE YOU SIGN UP TO THE PREDICTIONS LEAGUE Ed and Ben are joined by Marc Telling to chat through this iconic race and...
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S7.E2. Funding
Talking all things funding with a British flavour. Mark Quinn of Quinn Estates joins Ed and Marc Telling to discuss the funding issues faced across the British Ski Team and how its a similar problem for many teams. Listen. Watch. Play. Share and Subscribe
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S7.E1. Summer Catch Up
With the first World Cup less than 50 days away we are back for season 7!!! Hirscher is back...wait what Braathen is now Brazilian... wait what Listen. Watch. Play.
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S6.E23. One Last Hurrah
And with that the 2024 season comes to a close. Ed, Ben and Marcel give the season a debrief (stayed on point most of the time), the highs and lows as well as thoughts for the 2025 season. Thanks for listening and playing along on the Predictions League (thanks to Gareth for collating and putting...
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S6.E22. Who is the REAL Champ
With the World Cup Finals all done and dusted its time to reveal the real winner in of the Alpine World Cup tour... who will win the Crystal Goblet... Tune in and find out, oh and we of course look back at how the last races of the season unfolded. Listen. Watch. Play.
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S6. E21. Tech Races At Finals... Tick
Not long to go now and the season end is round the corner, but the athletes at World Cup Finals are putting on a show, the snow conditions might be less than optimal but the racing hasn't disappointed... But with the biggest, most important title still up for grabs, The Ski Racing Podcast...
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S6.E20. Åre You Going To Miss The World Cup
Åre, the last stop on the regular World Cup tour done and dusted, plenty of action to sink our teeth into before the World Cup Finals, coming up over the next two weekends. Listen. Watch. Play.
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S6.E19. Aspen Kvit & Everything Inbetween
Gut-Behrami in on Globe winning form at the moment and she backed that up with some big results in Kvitfjell and the men were finishing off the 2nd US tour trip in style. Odermatt is being pushed to new levels but still has the answers... Laurie Taylor announces himself with a WC top 10. Listen....
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S6.E18. Winter Returns In Cali
Winter is back, from the cancelled races in Italy due to mega snowfall leaving the women raceless this time, the men were in Palisades Tahoe for a couple of sensational races for the men, Odermatt stayed undefeated and River with his first ever WC podium on home snow, to Feller and his massive...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
As a former World Cup and Olympic Racer, I want to share the ins and outs of World Cup Ski Racing, with expert guests to discuss current issues and the breaking stories throughout the season. If you have any burning questions drop me a message and we will try and answer them during an episode.
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